• Article

    Mr. Desamours Thrives on Serving Others

    May 24, 2023

    Q & A with Patrick Desamours, MSPA, PA-C, MBA, CHCQM, SFHM, director of APP operations, hospital medicine, US AcuteCare Solutions, Westminster, Md. Perseverance has paid off for Mr. Desamours...

  • Article

    Dr. Gundareddy Enjoys Making Change Happen

    May 1, 2023

    Q & A with Venkat Gundareddy, MBBS, MPH, FACP, CHCQM-PA, SFHM, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore Dr. Gundareddy thrives in the variety of his job--clinical, academic, and...

  • Article

    Increased Familiarity Between Residents and Nurses Improves Team Performance and Communication

    May 1, 2023

    Dr. Huang Clinical question: Does an increased familiarity between medical residents and nurses improve team performance and communication? Background: Prior studies suggest that familiarity...

  • Article

    Important Lessons from Hospitalists Who Love Their Jobs

    May 1, 2023

    Job stress, moral injury, burnout, and the great resignation—these are very real concerns for the field of hospital medicine, exacerbated by but not limited to the unprecedented challenges of the...

  • Article

    Movers and Shakers April 2023

    April 27, 2023

    Dr. Fleming Elizabeth Fleming, DO, has joined the staff of Essentia Health-St. Mary’s Medical Center in Duluth, Minn., as a hospitalist. Dr. Fleming earned her medical degree from Des Moines...

  • Article

    The Unsung Health Care Hero: When the Physician Advisor Saved a Life

    April 11, 2023

    Leaving against medical advice is not uncommon in hospitals, but when Ms. Lydia asked to sign out, the nurse and hospitalist were shocked. Ms. Lydia, a sweet, 72-year-old patient with sepsis from...

  • Article

    HM and APP Fellowship Benefits

    April 3, 2023

    The number of hospital medicine fellowships has grown over the years. At last count, there were three administrative fellowships, 40 internal medicine fellowships, 13 family practice fellowships, and...

  • Article

    The Rewards of Getting Involved

    March 24, 2023

    The Hospitalist‘s editorial advisory board is a volunteer group of SHM members who share their time, experience, insight, and ideas to ensure we're publishing relevant, interesting, and educational...

  • News

    Movers and Shakers

    March 13, 2023

    Dr. Vashist Amit Vashist, MD, MBA, CPE, FACP, FAPA, FACHE, SFHM, senior vice president and chief clinical officer, Ballad Health, Tennessee/Virginia was recognized by Becker’s Healthcare as one...

  • Article

    Reflections Forward

    March 1, 2023

    Rising costs of care. Decreasing access to care. Inequities in access to quality care. Inequities in care. Systemic bias and racism. Polarizing politics. Decreasing resources. Aging systems. Aging...